Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Trout fishing season opens Saturday in three DuPage preservesApr 05, 2013 6:00 am - Certain things are worth waiting in line for. Among local fishing enthusiasts, that list apparently includes the Saturday, April 6, launch of the spring rainbow trout se...
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Lake County forest preserve committee recommends how to use surplusApr 05, 2013 5:30 am - Lake forest preserve committee recommends how to use surplus
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Editorial: Proposal for surplus forest funds a win-winApr 05, 2013 5:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve District commissioners have engaged in an interesting discussion this week over what to do with $1.6 million in surplus funds. Interesting b...
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Beekeeper donates $25,000 to Carol Stream libraryApr 02, 2013 5:00 pm - A Carol Stream volunteer beekeeper, Purple Heart recipient and philanthropist has donated $25,000 to the Carol Stream Public Library. Lawrence DuBose, 92, is a well-know...
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DuPage County deer test negative for fatal diseaseApr 02, 2013 10:00 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve officials are expressing relief after follow-up testing showed the discovery of a deer with chronic wasting disease most likely was an isol...
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Forest board must decide whether to give $4 rebatesApr 02, 2013 4:45 am - Is it better for a public body to rebate even a small amount of surplus money to taxpayers, or plow it back into the product? That's the question facing Lake County Fore...
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Picnic permit purchasing hours extended in Cook CountyMar 28, 2013 4:34 pm - On Monday, April 1, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County will begin offering extended hours for patrons purchasing picnic permits at the District’s General Headqu...
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Cook County trout season opens April 6Mar 28, 2013 2:30 pm - Trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 6 in Cook County in three locations — Axehead and Belleau Lakes in Des Plaines/Park Ridge and Sag Quarry-East in Lemont. From ...
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Soft maples deserve respect, tooMar 25, 2013 2:38 pm - If you’re graceful, tall, and beautiful, you’ve got a lot going for you. If you’re breathtakingly beautiful in fall colors, and if you’re the sweetest thing around come ...
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Trout fishing begins April 6 at Banana LakeMar 25, 2013 8:48 am - The rainbow trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 6, at Banana Lake in the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda. An estimated 600 pounds of trout will be released...